Turkish Delight-your bestish recipes please

[DarrellRivers]

Have got a recipe frowm Waitrose Food illustrated but wanted some more, i seem to have rose sirop rather than rose water , and I really only like the pink TD, do I still add lemon juice
I am a Turkish delight virgin

I go to the Turkish corner shop, where a nice Turkish person has made it all for me, in a wide range of flavours.

I can do that too well nearly. but have promised DD will make with her

God i love the stuff, if i buy some now for Christmas, it will not survive the week

What about expat, don't you have a recipe?
anyone?

Ooo, recipe please.

Superbunny, we're not in luck tonight

I came accross this recipe a while ago but I would like to use one that someone can vouch for. I did find some with gelatin in them too.

superbunny, here is the WFI recipe
www.waitrose.com/recipe/BTC?s_Turkish_Delight.aspx
I agree though, would prefer a tried and tested recipe

And here is a cornstarch recipe, these seem to be more American video.about.com/mideastfood/Turkish-Delight.htm

Thanks, Darrell. Don't supposed you've made any yet, have you?

No not yet, but today tracked down rose water so am ready to make, next few days I reckon.
I shall report back, wish me luck, usually making sweets I get glued to the saucepan

lol, me too.

Please report back on the Turkish Delight. Good luck!

OK, sb, here's my review
It was quite straightforward, main thing I reckon is the stainless steel saucepan.I added a tiny ash of red food colouring to make it pink, she mentions something about beetroot juice in the recipe but I didn't have that in the house at the time
It is currently cooling in the hall,but DD and l licked the pot and it tasted and felt like turkish delight
Lovely rose flavour and pinky colour
I used leaf gelatine instead of powdered (it is pork rather than beef as we don't eat beef) and added that to the cooling sugary/lemon juice/water mix at similar time as the rose water, after the caster sugar/lemon juice/water had boiled for 20mins.
And I didn't add pistachios as not keen on them in turkish delight
Will eat some tomorrow and report back, but has been the most succesful sweet I have made so far

Which recipie did you use Darrell? I have just seen this and I think it is a great idea for a Christmas activity

Waitrose food illustrated.
Rose water i sourced from indian grocer,
We enjoyed it

Brill thsnk you Darrell!

It is now part of my Christmas tradition to do it with the DCs, v enjoyable and looking forwards to givingit awayaspressies eating it

givingitawayaspressies eating it

I was thinking of it for pressies but I am sure that we would end up eating it too

How much does that recipie make? I mean is it a box full that you would get in a shop, more, less? I am trying to judge how much to make so that we at leaset have some left over to give away

Is still cooling but has made one square tin
I think I will make double quantities next time

When you're done, this lady will be very interested in hearing from you.

And I have a brother called Edmund in RL

It set
I cut it up just now and tasted some, good result
And it made loads, enough for me us to eat at Christmas and take a few bags to my parents etc

Ooh brill, thanks for this Darrell, I am all excited now! (Sad I know!)